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Susan Soper BIO
Susan Soper was born in New Jersey but grew up in Atlanta, GA with her two siblings,
their father – a salesman – and their mostly stay-at-home mom. While Susan was in college,
her mother died; at that time death, dying and grieving were not opening discussed and
dealt with. In fact, even the word cancer was not freely used as it is today. Between ongoing
loss and working as a journalist sometimes writing about death, Susan developed an
awareness and sensitivity to those going through what she had experienced and found
a way to share that with others, primarily through the ObitKit.
Here are some other facts about Susan Soper’s life:
Education
The Westminster Schools - Atlanta, GA
St. Mary’s Junior College - Raleigh, NC
Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, GA
Professional
Newsday, Long Island, NY, Writer
CNN, Atlanta, GA: Writer
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA: Features Editor/Writing Coach
Atlanta INtown, Atlanta, GA: Executive Editor
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA: Executive Director/Marketing, Communications
ObitKit: Founder/Author
Personal
Married: William W. “Bo” Holland
Siblings: Sister in Powhatan, VA; brother in Bluffton, SC
Favorite books over time: Lonesome Dove, Ahab’s Wife, Cutting for Stone
Civic: Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees; Girl Scout Troop Leader; American Association
of Sunday and Feature Editors; President, Peachtree Heights Neighborhood Association;
Women of MOCA; Volunteer, Trees Atlanta and Atlanta Botanical Garden
Touched by early loss
1955: Favorite uncle dies suddenly
1959: Father of close friend dies when the girls were 12
1968: Suzanne Moeller Soper, 45, mother of the author, dies from cancer
1974: As a young reporter for Newsday, writes obituaries for a short time
1983: Paternal grandmother dies at age 81
1996: Father’s sudden death connects author to the world of very personal obituaries
2004: Author buys the domain name ObitKit.com
2008: ObitKit is trademarked, registered and launched
2009: ObitKit is sold on the web site and via Bas Bleu, a book mail order company
2010: Author launches blog on www.legacy.com.
2011: ObitKit’s new web site is launched, just author begins offering workshops and
seminars on how to celebrate your life
Favorite Trips
TransAtlantic: on the QEII
Hikes: Cinque Terra, Italy; the Grand Canyon; Machu Picchu; Patagonia; Lake Tahoe
New York City, again and again
Safari to Botswana
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Hobbies
Reading, tennis, gardening, travel, people (dead and alive)
Contact Susan: [email protected]